Photograph Notes: This photo was the culmination of over
a year of waiting and finding the right opportunity. This particular
perch is frequently used by the eagles in our area, as can be seen by
the stains on the rock and I felt that this would be a strong
composition. This rock is only about 60-70 feet away from our neighbor's
house on San Juan Island. I used the house as a 'blind' as I could crack
open a window and be close enough to get really good details. As the
eagles are sensitive to movement, I arrived at the house at 4am (well
before dawn) so the eagles would not see me, opened a window just a
crack, set up the camera and tripod, and waited. About an hour after
sunrise, while the light was still fairly soft, this eagle landed on the
rock to survey the area underneath for food. I had enough time to get
ten or so photographs before the eagle left.